i can39t log off or switch user accounts after vista home premium sp2 update

I can't log off or switch user accounts after vista home premium SP2 update
location: microsoft.com - date: September 20, 2012
acer e380 with vista home premium 32bit OS 3G Ram
after successful SP2 update i am unable to log off of user accounts or switch between user accounts
when i choose log off the system never logs off and i have to hard boot it
when i choose switch user the same thing happen it never logs off and i'm forced to hard boot
i can access my various user accounts upon restart individually though but this is not workable solution as switching user accounts and logging off worked just find prior to SP2 update
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How do I enable a autolog off for my user accounts after a preset idle time has been reached? windows 7 64bit
location: microsoft.com - date: August 31, 2010
Hello all and thanks in advance. I have a win7 64 bit machine with several user accounts. (kids) I would like to enable some sort of auto logoff feature when someone leaves the machine and it has been idle for a predetermined amount of time.
Edit: Thanks for the replies however parental controls do not offer the funtion i am looking for. I need a true auto logoff feature regardless of user account. When the computer is left idle with someone logged on, I would like the Pc to auto log off
that individual once a preset time has been reached.video help | post reply | read more

Windows XP Local User Unable To Log Off or Shut Down/Restart
location: microsoft.com - date: September 19, 2012
I have recently installed a new version of XP on my machine. I have updated all drivers and Bios. When using the main admin account, I can shut down log off with no issues at all. However when I use the user account, XP allows me to go in press log
off/shutdown/restart but after I push the command it doesn't do anything. There are no error messages and Windows XP functions fine. I did a manual reset then went in and changed the account to an administrator and still the same issue. video help | post reply | read more

I am unable to log into any windows user accounts
location: microsoft.com - date: October 17, 2010
I am unable to access either the guest or my own user account on my Acer Aspire One net book. When I enter my password, the computer begins to log (the message 'loading your personal settings...' appears under my user account name) but then suddenly
this changes to 'logging off' and I am returned to the enter password stage.
I have tried logging in with incorrect passwords which returns a 'did you forget your password' message, and I also tried this in safe mode and encountered the same results with both my own account and the administrator account.
This problem began after I restarted my netbook following uninstalling antivirus software (McAfee Security Center).
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Windows 7 will not perform a shutdown, Log Off, or restart
location: microsoft.com - date: December 24, 2010
I just installed Windows 7 on my computer that I built:
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R
Intel Core i7-950
2x SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5770
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 Triple Channel Kit
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium
OCZ Agility 2 60GB SATA II SSD (Windows is installed here)
COOLMAX CUQ-1200B 1200W Power Supply
COOLER MASTER HAF Black Steel ATX Full Tower
3x 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green
I have checked to ensure that the start menu is set up to shut down and none of the options there are able to do anything. The command prompt to shut down will also do nothing but if i run the script 2 times, the 2nd time it says windows is
shutting down. After installing any program that asks to restart (like Windovideo help | post reply | read more

iTunes & sounds keep playing even when user logs off using Switch user
location: 7forums.com - date: September 8, 2012
Running Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit.
Why does iTunes and other sounds keep playing even when that user who initiated it logs off using "Switch user?" The sounds and iTunes keep playing even when another user logs in.video help | post reply | read more

Problem with User accounts (Windows XP Home)
location: winsecrets.com - date: November 20, 2005
Last week I had my DIL in from Germany and she used my PC to check her e-mail, etc...
I have XP home edition and the welcome click user page and all users windows were working fine, now suddenly, MINE is the only windows that operates normally.
My husbands (who's is the only other user window on this PC) will not start up correctly, meaning.....
His task bar options do not respond, such as Using the Hide icon option, Show Quick launc option, nor does the Wallpaper show up, even though he is also Computor Administrator, he is unable to make use of his full admin. useage....
I have tried upgrading from the CD, but have never repaired and my System Restore comes back... "RESTORE INCOMPLETE...NO CHANGES MADE" etc...
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Windows Vista Home Premium taskbar changed to classic colour scheme after update.
location: microsoft.com - date: September 16, 2010
Hey guys, I have the same problem. But i think we have a common issue here VistaGlazz. When you go to appearances, you will see the option for vista basic or vista aero but in the small preview window, it is just black. or it seems that the theme setting
is gone or something. no matter how many times you change it to vista aero it just goes to classic. So here's how you fix it.
1st of all, check and see if you have themes in your services running. If it is, restart it to make sure everything is fine.
Then go to start and search if you have vista glazz installed. if you do, then do not uninstall it. open the vista glazz application and unpatch all that you see there.
Now go back to your appearance settings and see if it works. You shovideo help | post reply | read more

HP P2035n (network printer) is printing non-stop instead of a single page after upgrade to Win-7 from Vista Home Premium.
location: microsoft.com - date: November 14, 2009
Does anyone have a solution? I have downloaded the latest driver for Win-7 from HP, still no luck. It was working fine with Vista. Every time I ask to print a test page, the printer prints it and does not stop printing it over and over.video help | post reply | read more

Error when trying to add a password to user account Windows Vista Home Basic.
location: microsoft.com - date: July 7, 2010
I want to add a login password to secure my PC a little more by doing the following:
Start button (Vista Orb) > Control Panel > User Accounts > Create a password for your account
I enter a password of 10 characters. I have tried more or fewer characters, a mixture of upper case and lower case and numbers etc, but whatever I try I get the following message:
"The password you typed does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password length, password complexity and password history requirements"
I'm running Vista Home Basic.
I've checked that Windows Updates are all up to date.
I've tried creating a new user account and creating a password for the new account (both from my main user account and frovideo help | post reply | read more